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South Korea Warns It's on Brink of Nationwide Pandemic

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   "We're on the brink of a nationwide pandemic," the director general of
   the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.

   Jung Eun-Kyeong said "new cases are increasing in all 17 regions"
   across South Korea.

   The 397 new COVID-19 cases reported late Saturday represented the
   highest daily jump in cases since March.

   Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said Saturday that new nationwide
   restrictions, which begin Sunday, followed nine days of triple-digit
   increases in coronavirus cases.

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